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CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... precipitates with calcium ... Acute CPP Crystal ... • Weakly positively ... • Gram stain, culture
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Acute CPP Crystal ... shaped • Weakly positively ... • Gram stain, culture ... used to diagnose ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... preeclampsia: late pregnancy ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Headache #Killers
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Gram stain and culture ... crystals (gout) or calcium ... (ANA) test; if positive ... - Positive in ... Screening Tests for Acute